Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-27
NEWS OF TIEE DAY.

The Cuban sugar crop will be between
600 900 and SO0,0 900 tons.
Mrs. Caroline G. Burton, widow OF VIM.
E. Burton, the famous comedian, Is dead.
The Washington Kirmes closed last night.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland were
present.
Il is proposed in Pennsylvania TO create
a State board Of medical examiners anu
lcensers.
Gladstone's name for honorary member
ship of the Union League Club OF chicago
was rejected.
A bill has been introduced in the New
York Legislature providing for the appoint
ment of State board of telephone commits
sio2er5.
The coal strikers at Jersey City made q
dastardIy attack yesterday on some Poies
who were going back to Europe, seriously
injuring three Of them.
The nomination of ]. C. Matthews. col
ored as recorder of deeds in the District OF
Columbia, was again rejected by the Senate
yesterday by vote of II to 81.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. HoaI's- reso-
LUTON for an investigation into alleged po-
liticai outrages in Washington county, lex
as, was adopted after debate by a vote OF
81 to &c.
In the Texas Legislature yesterday the
last ballot for u. S. Senator resulted: MAX
ey, "A; Reagan, 81; Ireland, SO, and Shep
pard, 1. Judge Terrell's name was with
drawn.
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad In
Washington has filed bill in equity 10 re
strain large number of persons in South
Washington from bringing action against the
company. The suits against the company
amount to SS60,000.
A party of gentlemen from Pennsylvania
are endeavoring to form company to bore
for oil and gas near Martinsburg, w. va
They claim that the lands adjacent to that
CITY are rich in oil and gas. The people are
considerably interested in the movement.
In the election for member of Parliament
for the Exchange division of Liverpool, Mr.
Neville received 1922 votes and Mr.. Go
| scben 3.2l1. The defeat of Mr. Goschen i;
felt to be a great disaster to the conserva
tiyes, who are thus left temporarily without
leader in the House of Commons.
Father Donnelly, who was appointed by
the Archbishop to succeed DR.. McGIynn q
St Stephens Church, in New York, was Or
| dered to leave tnaG cnurcn yesterday "i'ei
noon by a number Of women, who wer'
guarding DR.. McGynn's confessional box
and as the priest went out he was Missed b.
the congregation.
The headess and mutilated body of
man was found in trunk yesterday at tn
Adams Express office, in Baltimore. On
arm and both feet were cut off and packe'
in the trunk with the body. On the cloth
ing and the trunk were several cards
Henry Siegel, butcher, 205 Throop avenue
Brooklyn, Z. D. On the shirt was tn
name Of c. Kangfold. The body was snip
ned from New York on Saturday and ar
! rived in Baltimore Sunday.
Two Joint ballots were taken in the Yves
Virginia Legislature for U. S. Senator yes
terday. The Camden men lost McCooS
tbs republican recruit of the day before
and could only muster thirty-nine votes
while the republicans conferred upon. ez
U. S. Senator w. T. Wiley and scored e.
even forty votes for him. The disafleete
democrats scattered their votes very widey
The disgust of the main body of the part
throughout the State at the decisive stan
taken by the kickers is intense.